Tag: living in Beijing

In 2016 I was one of four Africans selected to attend the first master’s programme in China Studies at the prestigious Yenching Academy of Peking University. My reflections on a year of new experiences and lasting impressions.Alice Fang and Sihle Nontshokweni at Sichuan Opera.

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The name feels like something to me → like biting into something fresh/ a new thought/ a lens of seeing. Every post is inspired by my consciousness, this awareness of life inside and around me. Be it in God (my reason for being), the socio-politics of black lives, love, travel, family, loss, risk. Every post is a bite. An apple crunch.

When I write I find the courage to discover details to my thoughts. I make it my mission to not sensor that learning process. To not discard the complexities, to not make my views more palatable to a singular worldview. This commitment to honesty is what I share with you! My journey, my learning’s, my continued wrestling.

I am currently working on a PhD looking at teacher implicit bias in former closed schools in South Africa. Education is my truest and deepest concern, an area I have committed to apply my energies to, with the hope that it will make a difference in the world, to my own country, own community & family.

Thank you for connecting and reading the thoughts and stories shared on SihlesAppleCrunch. My sincere hope is that this small corner of the world wide web will leave you thinking and challenged.